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708 JOURNAL OP THE HOUSE
SEVENTY-SIXTH DAY—Monday, April 2, 1877.
MORNING SESSION.
The House met pursuant to adjournment.
The Speaker in the chair.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
The journal of Saturday was being read, when,
On motion of Mr. Ireland, the further reading was dispensed with.
Mr. Cottey offered the following resolution:
Whereas, An early adjournment of the Twenty-ninth General
Assembly is very desirable ; and,
Whereas, There are about fifty important House bills now engrossed and in the hands of the public printer; and,
Whereas, It is of the highest importance that all bills now in the
possession of the public printer, or that may hereafter be ordered,
printed, should be returned to the House printed at the earliest possible date, to the end that legislation may not be delayed; therefore, be it
Resolved, 1st—That the public printer be and he is hereby directed
and instructed to return all bills now in his possession to this House,
printed, within four days from this date.
2d—That the public printer be and he is hereby directed and
instructed to return all bills that may hereafter be ordered printed,
back to the House printed, within three days after they aire placed in
his possession : Provided, That any or all bills hereafter to be printed
may be printed in pamphlet form, and more than one bill may be
printed in one pamphlet; which was read and adopted. '
The following message was received from the Senate through its
Secretary, Mr. Able:
Mr. Speaker: I am instructed by the Senate to inform the House
of Representatives that the Senate has taken up and passed, House
bill No. 157, entitled An act to amend section 82, chapter 34 of the
General Statutes of Missouri; which was read.
Mr. Pickler was granted leave of absence for four days.
Mr. Brookhart was granted leave of absence for six days.
Mr. Pehle was granted leave of absence for two days.
Mr. Livingston offered the following resolution :
Preamble and resolution declaring the interest of the Democratic
party of the State in the pending municipal election in the city of
St. Louis. .
Whereas, The city of St. Louis is a part of the State of Missouri,
in which every citizen of the State cannot but feel a deep interest;
and,
Whereas, There is at this time pending an election which must
determine the political character of the municipal government for the
ensuing four years; and,
Whereas, We deem it of the very greatest importance to the
interests of the Democratic party in this State that the regular nomi-

Due to electronic file size limitations, the 1877 House Journal, Regular Session has been electronically divided into 4 parts. Part 3 contains April 1877.

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708 JOURNAL OP THE HOUSE
SEVENTY-SIXTH DAY—Monday, April 2, 1877.
MORNING SESSION.
The House met pursuant to adjournment.
The Speaker in the chair.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
The journal of Saturday was being read, when,
On motion of Mr. Ireland, the further reading was dispensed with.
Mr. Cottey offered the following resolution:
Whereas, An early adjournment of the Twenty-ninth General
Assembly is very desirable ; and,
Whereas, There are about fifty important House bills now engrossed and in the hands of the public printer; and,
Whereas, It is of the highest importance that all bills now in the
possession of the public printer, or that may hereafter be ordered,
printed, should be returned to the House printed at the earliest possible date, to the end that legislation may not be delayed; therefore, be it
Resolved, 1st—That the public printer be and he is hereby directed
and instructed to return all bills now in his possession to this House,
printed, within four days from this date.
2d—That the public printer be and he is hereby directed and
instructed to return all bills that may hereafter be ordered printed,
back to the House printed, within three days after they aire placed in
his possession : Provided, That any or all bills hereafter to be printed
may be printed in pamphlet form, and more than one bill may be
printed in one pamphlet; which was read and adopted. '
The following message was received from the Senate through its
Secretary, Mr. Able:
Mr. Speaker: I am instructed by the Senate to inform the House
of Representatives that the Senate has taken up and passed, House
bill No. 157, entitled An act to amend section 82, chapter 34 of the
General Statutes of Missouri; which was read.
Mr. Pickler was granted leave of absence for four days.
Mr. Brookhart was granted leave of absence for six days.
Mr. Pehle was granted leave of absence for two days.
Mr. Livingston offered the following resolution :
Preamble and resolution declaring the interest of the Democratic
party of the State in the pending municipal election in the city of
St. Louis. .
Whereas, The city of St. Louis is a part of the State of Missouri,
in which every citizen of the State cannot but feel a deep interest;
and,
Whereas, There is at this time pending an election which must
determine the political character of the municipal government for the
ensuing four years; and,
Whereas, We deem it of the very greatest importance to the
interests of the Democratic party in this State that the regular nomi-